Deaths by...
75 Notable deaths
by pulmonary embolism
Yevgeny Leonov
Russian actor (1926-1994).
Born September 2nd, 1926 in Moscow.
Died January 29th, 1994 at 67 years old in Moscow (pulmonary embolism).
John Compton
1st and former prime minister of saint lucia.
Born April 29th, 1925 in Canouan.
Died September 7th, 2007 at 82 years old in Castries (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Yurik Vardanyan
Soviet weightlifter.
Born June 13th, 1956 in Gyumri.
Died November 1st, 2018 at 62 years old in United States of America (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Sigrid Gurie
American actress (1911-1969).
Born May 18th, 1911 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1969 at 58 years old in Mexico City (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Paul Hubschmid
Swiss actor.
Born July 20th, 1917 in Aarau. [ref]
Died January 1st, 2002 at 84 years old in Berlin (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Kamila Skolimowska
Polish hammer thrower.
Born November 4th, 1982 in Warsaw.
Died February 18th, 2009 at 26 years old in Vila Real de Santo António (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Franz von Vecsey
(1893-1935) violinist, child prodigy.
Born March 23rd, 1893 in Budapest.
Died April 6th, 1935 at 42 years old in Rome (pulmonary embolism).
Jean-Louis Murat
French musician, singer and actor (1952–2023).
Born January 28th, 1952 in Clermont-Ferrand. [ref]
Died May 25th, 2023 at 71 years old in Orcival (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Roland Moreno
French inventor (1945-2012).
Born June 11th, 1945 in Cairo. [ref]
Died April 29th, 2012 at 66 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Franz Schönhuber
German journalist, author and politician (1923–2005).
Born January 10th, 1923 in Trostberg. [ref]
Died November 27th, 2005 at 82 years old in Munich (pulmonary embolism).
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